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The Perfect Gingerbread House: Make It Easy with Nordic Ware Bake Ware

Creator of the Original Bundt™ Pan, Nordic Ware is a family-owned American manufacturer that upholds the highest level of U.S. standards and operates under sustainable business practices. In the industry since 1946, Nordic Ware manufactures a wide variety of conventional cookware, ovenware and specialty bakeware. The superior performance of the cast aluminum pans, with their heat-reflective exteriors, will ensure uniform browning, enhancing each unique and fun design for your special holiday treat this season! • Josh Dwinell, Housewares

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Desperately Seeking Chocolate Sauce

Hand-made in small batches, using premium dark chocolate, cream, butter, brown sugar, brown rice syrup and vanilla, these hot fudge sauces are simply to-die-for. We love these delicious dessert sauces paired with fruit or drizzled over your favorite baked treat or ice cream. You can also mix the sauce with cream cheese and powdered sugar to make a delicious frosting! • Stephanie Stille, Specialty & Ethnic Foods

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Double Rainbow Pumpkin Ice Cream

This local ice cream company from San Francisco opened as a small ice cream parlor in 1976. Since then they have been family run and privately owned. Double Rainbow is made with all-natural ingredients, and they have worked over the last 35 years to develop a full line of super premium ice cream. They pride themselves on using only the best ingredients, and the only preservative used is the refrigerator. During the holidays, Double Rainbow offers their delicious Pumpkin flavor ice cream. This unique flavor is perfect to pair with any pie or as a side to any dessert.  • Daniel Williams, Frozen Foods

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Pumpkin Bars from Nugget's Bakery

Pumpkin Bars are back! This holiday classic treat consists of a creamy pumpkin and cream cheese filling spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon and a hint of vanilla. They are prepared in-house by our friendly, knowledgeable bakery team and are available in full and petite-sized offerings. • Tammy Campbell, Bakery

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Fresh Herbs: Are You Going to Scarborough Fair?

Though they’re available year-round, fresh herbs really become essential for the holidays. These often overlooked produce items pack quite a punch of flavor for a low price.

Almost any dish can be tweaked with these little gems of greenery: from meats to sauces, veggies and even baked goods. Try slipping stems of fresh sage, rosemary and thyme under the skin of your holiday turkey before cooking. Rosemary and fresh chives can add some zing to mashed potatoes, and chopped chives also can be tossed into a classic green bean casserole. And don’t forget about the gravy; try infusing it with delicious flavors of fresh sage, rosemary and thyme. • Adam Bazarnik, Produce

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Urban Accents: Brine, Dry Rub & Glazes

Are you looking for the perfect brine, rub or glaze for your holiday meats this season? Urban Accents, a new addition to our shelves, offers tons of great options. Our favorite is the Gourmet Gobbler, a kit that includes a spiced brine blend, smoky peppercorn and herb rub and a BPA-free brining bag. The rub will leave your turkey with a mouthwatering fragrance, and the brine will help to lock in the juices of the bird, while bringing about a rich flavor to the meat.

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Wine & Food: The Perfect Pair

The holidays are always a busy time of year, and one of the season’s culinary challenges is pairing wines with foods, especially during those big Thanksgiving meals when there is such a diversity of food and people. While there is no exact science to pairing wine and food, we offer you two great resources to make life easier for you.

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Try Chef-Prepared Holiday Side Dishes

Nugget’s team of professional chefs aims to make your holiday season a breeze this year by offering a huge selection of a la carte holiday sides.

These holiday sides are scratch-made in house by our chef team, but we won’t mind if you tell your guests that you made them. Come in to any Nugget location and ask a deli associate about any of these items.

Please place all holiday side orders by Monday, November 21st, for Thanksgiving, and by Wednesday, December 21st, for Christmas.

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Stress-Free Holiday: Nugget's Easy Complete Meal

For the first time ever, Nugget Markets is offering a whole turkey in its Holiday Meal! This delicious turkey, from Zacky Farms in Fresno, comes fully cooked. Our guests can have the beautiful presentation of the whole turkey, with the convenience of a fully prepared item.

The Holiday Meal serves eight people, and every meal includes:

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Enjoy the Season: Special Wintertime Brews

Just as wine drinkers vary their selections depending on the season, so do beer drinkers. And there is almost nothing more exciting to beer drinkers than the wide array of winter seasonal brews. Don’t get me wrong; summer is a big beer-drinking season, but in general the focus is on playfulness and crispness. Winter seasonal beers fear nothing. Bigger is better, and here at Nugget Markets we feature a barrage of seasonal brews that will keep your palate engaged and free of the dull of winter frost. If you like more roasted malts, bigger hops, or even spiced ciders, we have the selection that will keep your winter season bright. Check out the breweries below for some of our favorite seasonal brews:

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